Benton County made its case to voters to create a taxing district specifically to cover 911 emergency dispatch services.  And voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 20-303 last night, with 61 percent saying “yes”. The district will include most of Benton County,...

SEYMOUR — Voters Tuesday approved two of the three questions posed to them on the ballot. They overwhelmingly approved bonding $5 million for road improvements by a 2,185 to 438 vote, and also gave their blessing to spending $1.4 million to upgrade communications...

YORK – The current/older communications equipment being used by York County’s emergency dispatch services is being moved over this week to the new communications center in the addition to the courthouse. This is not the new permanent equipment that is intended for the...

Tornadoes are a common concern in northern Texas. Following the recent out-of-season tornado causing severe damage in Dallas, one may wonder about the safety precautions Texas Tech has in place in the event of severe weather.  Ronald Phillips, Tech’s chief...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona dispatch center has closed after the state Department of Public Safety had trouble recruiting employees. The department announced the closure earlier this year. The last dispatch from the center came in mid-October....

(CNN)A woman in South Florida called 911 after a bullet came through her car's windshield -- but dispatchers didn't send help right away. Police say they mishandled the call while their supervisor was streaming a Netflix movie. Guadalupe Herrera was driving near a gas...

A Marion County 911 operator was recognized at Tuesday morning’s Marion County Commission meeting for helping to save an infant’s life. Fire Chief James Banta told commissioners that in August, Brenna Parson, an emergency telecommunicator, received a call seeking help...

2:20 PM: Thanks to Mike for the photos and word of a tower-replacement project under way by Myrtle Reservoir in Gatewood. Mike says a city rep on scene “told me they’re replacing the current radio tower (used for public safety agencies, police, fire, and also Metro)...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The chairman of Metro Council's Public Safety Committee wants to see more evidence presented in the lawsuit against the Emergency Communications Center. A lawsuit filed by the family of Akilah Dasilva, one of the victims of the 2018 Waffle...

The Rock County Communications Center is now receiving accurate device location data for 9-1-1 calls from iPhones with iOS 12+ and Android phones version 4.0+, as well as additional emergency data from apps like Uber, wearables, connected homes, and connected cars,...

KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County 911 dispatchers will be recognized as “first responders” after the Mineral County Commission approved a resolution presented by Luke McKenzie, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Services. “When people think of first...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Social media has made it easier to communicate, but Sioux Falls Police want to remind folks that it doesn’t work for everything. When it comes to reporting tips and crimes, the “old fashioned” way works best.  Like many organizations, the...

The phones were ringing much more than usual today at Winnebago County’s 911 dispatch center. About 450 calls came in between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. That’s more than twice as many as last week Wednesday. There were almost 100 crashes...

A 911 dispatch supervisor in South Florida was watching a movie on Netflix while a caller tried to get help after someone shot her car's windshield. According to the Associated Press, an internal affairs investigation found Julie Vidaud was watching "I Am Mother"...

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - Brown County emergency dispatchers received more than 500 calls Wednesday morning as drivers crashed and slid off roads during a snowy commute. "It's going to be a two-vehicle accident, head-on. Unknown injuries at this time. Unknown...

The commissioners met with former commissioner and current candidate Irvin Dasher last week regarding the new 9-1-1 plan to have a 9-1-1 call center in the county. Dasher asked what the projected costs for such a facility would be, why the county needs...

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - In Morgan County, there’s now more than one way to contact 911. You can call, you can video chat with them and now, you can text. The new feature works like any normal text you would send. You send the message to 911, say you need help and...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Adventist Health announced at least four Tehachapi-area residents have been hospitalized in the last two weeks after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning incurred after improperly heating their homes during ongoing Public...

When the message arrived from the Alaskan wilderness, it was simple, brief, and urgent: tipped raft. The two paddlers who sent it had just almost drowned, and their food and gear had disappeared downriver. But they had one thing going for them, a small, handheld...

Frank Canelli resigned on July 19 amid an internal affairs investigation into allegations of making inappropriate comments.